The Duality of Fields, Johnson’s Arrow Points Up, Harry’s Chance, What’s Roughing the Passer? and Other Bears Bullets

Oct 11, 2022

Blink-182 is back! The band that blew my mind as a 13-year-old at Warped Tour is coming through with a new tour, new music, and the return of Tom DeLonge. Is this a cash grab? Maybe. Are they going to get my money? Definitely.

Shot:

The NFL has announced a new rule that when a defensive player tackles the QB it is automatically roughing the passer.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 11, 2022

Chaser:

Amidst the controversies of the past two days, it’s worth noting: Through Week 5, roughing the passer calls are actually *down* 45% compared to a year ago. There were 51 at this point in 2021. So far in 2022, only 28.— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 11, 2022

The Associated Press (via KFVS-12) reports the NFL plans on discussing roughing penalties, which – given the backdrop of last night’s game – is wondrous timing for the league. However, it doesn’t seem like change is imminent. This doesn’t mean the NFL won’t make in-season updates to the rules. And I can’t rule it out. But I don’t think they’re making that call on a Tuesday morning. That’s just not in the league’s nature (for better or worse).

I’m just happy that referees have actually called some late-hit penalties against defenders hitting Justin Fields.

If given proper time to develop, Fields can do this…

LOL pass pro for Justin Fields on a 4th down.
Hard to make up for the LT, LG, and C all being wrong.
Almost impossible to play QB like this.
Crazy impressive JF just says 2 middle fingers, I'll do it myself.
HELP this dude out!#DaBears
QBSPC only.
Join: https://t.co/l0CJd0icXb pic.twitter.com/XBtT2ylY1e— The QB School (@theqbschool) October 11, 2022

… and this:

Justin Fields working quickly through his progression from left to right. Not open. Not open. Third read open and delivers a strike to ESB. Ya love to see it pic.twitter.com/SBw1tL4cVe— Chicago Football Connection (@CFCBears) October 11, 2022

Super Bowl winning quarterback Trent Dilfer has praise for Fields in the wake of Sunday’s efforts:

“I really think we’re looking at a great player in the near future,” Dilfer told the Spiegel and Parkins Show. And I’m totally here for that conversation as we move along in the year. It won’t be easy for Fields to reach those heights, mind you. The Bears’ future strength of schedule makes development a daunting task. But if Fields can navigate those minefields and show growth, the league better be on notice.

One thing that could help accelerate Fields’ development is N’Keal Harry making a surprise splash among the receivers. The Bears announced Harry is coming off IR and moving onto the active roster, which makes him eligible to play THIS WEEK. Timing is everything in the NFL. And the timing for Harry’s return to health couldn’t be better — for him or the Bears. With Dante Pettis struggling and Ihmir Smith-Marsette coming off an awful week, it amplifies this team’s needs at receiver. Now, here comes Harry, a 2019 first-round pick and yet another post-hype sleeper candidate receiver Chicago acquired in the offseason. There is an opportunity here for him to make the most of the situation begging for him to take control.

Can the Bears get even more good news from the injury front? Cornerback Jaylon Johnson was a full participant in Monday’s walk-through (which served as a simulation for practice on a short week). This hints that Johnson could be back starting at corner on Thursday. Bring on more positive injury report updates.

The Bears could use Johnson … and an early wake-up call. Because, as Mark Potash (Sun-Times) writes, the slow-starting Bears defense needs to not dig holes early. Don’t get it twisted. It is great that they’ve allowed just one second-half touchdown in five games. That is a testament to in-game adjustments and resiliency for a group that isn’t really built to be world-beaters. But a unit that invested two second-round picks (Kyler Gordon, Jaquan Brisker) and added to a group led by Roquan Smith, Eddie Jackson, Robert Quinn, and Johnson needs to be better all around.

More of this from Darnell Mooney, please:

Easy Mooney 💰 pic.twitter.com/Elptb4Q3jT
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 11, 2022

Anything to get more hype calls from Jeff Joniak.

I’m loving the messaging from Head Coach Matt Eberflus, who shared some newfound perspective from Sunday’s loss while chopping it up with the media at Halas Hall on Monday (via the Bears):

“My message to the players—which will be the message to the players coming up in my team meeting—is that we have to finish and make plays down the stretch to win the game,” Eberflus said. “And that doesn’t mean special plays; you’ve just got to make the mundane plays and make sure that we execute in those moments. And then we’ll have good results at the end of those moments.”

An aside: It was fun to watch Monday Night Football without having the underlying thought of “oh this is what Matt Nagy’s offense would look like if it had a real tight end.” Frankly, the lesson learned here is that if your offensive scheme needs a unicorn for it to prospect, then maybe it’s not all it is cracked up to be.

I like this idea:

in the same way NFL broadcasts have a refereeing analyst to explain ref decisions, they should be able to throw it to an analytics guy who can quickly explain what models say about a decision instead of the announcer just saying "they're making this call because of analytics"— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 11, 2022

NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero reports Patriots running back Damien Harris is “likely to miss multiple games” because of a hamstring injury that popped up during the team’s Week 5 win against the Lions. This is notable for a few reasons, including that the Patriots will face the Bears on Monday Night Football in 13 days. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not looking past Thursday’s Commanders game. But there is nothing wrong with being cognizant of what is coming down the line.

Taking a brief moment to thank everyone who has helped push @BN_Bears Twitter over 39,000 followers. You folks rock. And you can follow us on Facebook, too.

Business is picking up at Bulls camp, where there appears to be a battle for a starting spot at power forward between Patrick Williams and upstart Javonte Green:

Javonte Green Has Made it Nearly Impossible for Billy Donovan Not to Put Him in the Starting Lineuphttps://t.co/pOdPWGfxKr pic.twitter.com/8yKFlxzN4w— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) October 10, 2022

Playoff baseball is coming TODAY:

The Divisional Round kicks off today. Here are your viewing times and locations: pic.twitter.com/HQKeYHKZDe
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) October 11, 2022

Goodbye, old friend. May the Force be with you:

Alex DeBrincat Wrote a ‘Thank You’ to the #Blackhawks, Fans and I’m Crying https://t.co/QChxsNi1x1 pic.twitter.com/LatN64H0GA— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) October 11, 2022

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